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2018 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope European Heart Journal (2018) 00,1–69 ESC GUIDELINES doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy037 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope The Task Force for the diagnosis and management of syncope of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Endorsed by: European Academy of Neurology (EAN), European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS), European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM) Authors/Task Force Members: Michele Brignole* (Chairperson) (Italy), Angel Moya* (Co-chairperson) (Spain), Frederik J. de Lange (The Netherlands), Jean-Claude Deharo (France), Perry M. Elliott (UK), Alessandra Fanciulli (Austria), Artur Fedorowski (Sweden), Raffaello Furlan (Italy), Rose Anne Kenny (Ireland), Alfonso Martın (Spain), Vincent Probst (France), Matthew J. Reed (UK), Ciara P.Rice (Ireland), Richard Sutton (Monaco), Andrea Ungar (Italy), and J. Gert van Dijk (The Netherlands) * Corresponding authors: Michele Brignole, Department of Cardiology, Ospedali Del Tigullio, Via Don Bobbio 25, IT-16033 Lavagna, (GE) Italy. Tel: þ39 0185 329 567, Fax: þ39 0185 306 506, Email: [email protected]; Angel Moya, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, P Vall d’Hebron 119-129, ES-08035 Barcelona, Spain. Tel: þ34 93 2746166, Fax: þ34 93 2746002, Email: [email protected]. ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) and National Cardiac Societies document reviewers: listed in the Appendix. 1 Representing the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) 2 Representing the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) 3 Representing the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM) ESC entities having participated in the development of this document: Associations: European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Councils: Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Council for Cardiology Practice, Council on Cardiovascular Primary Care Working Groups: Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtained upon submission of a written request to Oxford University Press, the publisher of the European Heart Journal and the party authorized to handle such permissions on behalf of the ESC ([email protected]). Disclaimer. The ESC Guidelines represent the views of the ESC and were produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical knowledge and the evidenceavailable at the time of their publication. The ESC is not responsible in the event of any contradiction, discrepancy and/or ambiguity between the ESC Guidelines and any other official recom- mendations or guidelines issued by the relevant public health authorities, in particular in relation to good use of healthcare or therapeutic strategies. Health professionals are encour- aged to take the ESC Guidelines fully into account when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the implementation of preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic medical strategies; however, the ESC Guidelines do not override, in any way whatsoever, the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate and accurate decisions in consideration of each patient’s health condition and in consultation with that patient and, where appropriate and/or necessary, the patient’s caregiver. Nor do the ESC Guidelines exempt health professionals from taking into full and careful consideration the relevant official updated recommendations or guidelines issued by the competent public health authorities, in order to manage each patient’s case in light of the scientifically accepted data pursuant to their respective ethical and professional obligations. It is also the health professional’s responsibility to verify the applicable rules and regulations relating to drugs and medical devices at the time of prescription. VC The European Society of Cardiology 2018. All rights reserved. For permissions please email: [email protected] Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy037/4939241 by guest on 20 March 2018 2 ESC Guidelines Document Reviewers: Adam Torbicki (CPG Review Coordinator) (Poland), Javier Moreno (CPG Review Coordinator) (Spain), Victor Aboyans (France), Stefan Agewall (Norway), Riccardo Asteggiano (Italy), Jean-Jacques Blanc (France), Natan Bornstein1 (Israel), Serge Boveda (France), He´ ctor Bueno (Spain), Haran Burri (Switzerland), Antonio Coca (Spain), Jean-Philippe Collet (France), Giorgio Costantino2 (Italy), Ernesto Dıaz-Infante (Spain), Victoria Delgado (The Netherlands), Faas Dolmans (The Netherlands), Oliver Gaemperli (Switzerland), Jacek Gajek (Poland), Gerhard Hindricks (Germany), Josef Kautzner (Czech Replublic), Juhani Knuuti (Finland), Piotr Kulakowski (Poland), Ekaterini Lambrinou (Cyprus), Christophe Leclercq (France), Philippe Mabo (France), Carlos A. Morillo (Canada), Massimo Francesco Piepoli (Italy), Marco Roffi (Switzerland), Win K. Shen (USA), Iain A. Simpson (UK), Martin Stockburger (Germany), Peter Vanbrabant3 (Belgium), Stephan Windecker (Switzerland), and Jose Luis Zamorano (Spain) The disclosure forms of all experts involved in the development of these Guidelines are available on the ESC website http://www.escardio.org/guidelines. ................................................................................................................................................................................................... Keywords Guidelines • Syncope • Transient loss of consciousness • Vasovagal syncope • Reflex syncope • Orthostatic hypotension • Cardiac syncope • Sudden cardiac death • Electrophysiological study • Prolonged ECG monitoring • Tilt testing • Carotid sinus massage • Cardiac pacing • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator • Syncope unit • Emergency department . 4.2.4.1In-hospitalmonitoring............................23 Table of Contents . 4.2.4.2Holtermonitoring................................23 1.Preamble..........................................................4 . 4.2.4.3 Prospective external event recorders. 23 . 2.Introduction.......................................................5 . 4.2.4.4Smartphoneapplications..........................23 2.1Whatisnewinthe2018version?...............................6 . 4.2.4.5Externallooprecorders...........................23 . 3. Definitions, classification, and pathophysiology . 7 . 4.2.4.6Remote(athome)telemetry......................23 3.1Definitions.....................................................7 . 4.2.4.7Implantablelooprecorders.......................23 . 3.2 Classification and pathophysiology of syncope and transient . 4.2.4.8Diagnosticcriteria................................23 lossofconsciousness..............................................8 . 4.2.5Videorecordinginsuspectedsyncope....................25 . 3.2.1Syncope..................................................8 . 4.2.5.1In-hospitalvideorecording........................25 3.2.2 Non-syncopal forms of (real or apparent) transient . 4.2.5.2Homevideorecording............................25 . lossofconsciousness...........................................8 . 4.2.6Electrophysiologicalstudy................................25 4. Diagnostic evaluation and management according to . 4.2.6.1 Asymptomatic sinus bradycardia – suspected . riskstratification....................................................10 . sinusarrestcausingsyncope..............................25 . 4.1Initialevaluation...............................................10 . 4.2.6.2 Syncope in bifascicular bundle branch block 4.1.1Diagnosisofsyncope.....................................11 . (impending high-degree atrioventricular block) . 25 . 4.1.2 Management of syncope in the emergency department . 4.2.6.3Suspectedtachycardia.............................25 basedonriskstratification.....................................13 . 4.2.7 Endogenous adenosine and other biomarkers. 27 . 4.2Diagnostictests...............................................17 . 4.2.7.1 Adenosine (triphosphate) test and plasma 4.2.1Carotidsinusmassage....................................17 . concentration............................................27 . 4.2.2Orthostaticchallenge....................................18 . 4.2.7.2Cardiovascularbiomarkers.........................27 4.2.2.1Activestanding...................................18 . 4.2.7.3Immunologicalbiomarkers.........................27 . 4.2.2.2Tilttesting........................................20 . 4.2.8Echocardiography.......................................27 4.2.3Basicautonomicfunctiontests............................21 . 4.2.8.1Exercisestressechocardiography..................27 . 4.2.3.1Valsalvamanoeuvre...............................21 . 4.2.9Exercisestresstesting....................................28 4.2.3.2Deepbreathing...................................21 . 4.2.10Coronaryangiography...................................28 . 4.2.3.3Otherautonomicfunctiontests...................21 . 5.Treatment........................................................28 4.2.3.4 Twenty-four-hour ambulatory and home . 5.1 General principles of treatment of syncope. 28 . bloodpressuremonitoring...............................21
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